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Starbucks to buy up Japan unit for $900 mn Starbucks is to take full ownership of its Japanese operations at a cost of more than $900 million.

24 September 2014 15:11

Apple's new encryption to lock out government Apple is rolling out new privacy protections for iPhones and iPads, with a new system that makes it impossible for the company to unlock a device.

19 September 2014 14:36

Larry Ellison releases helm of mighty Oracle ship Tycoon yachtsman Larry Ellison stepped down as Oracle's chief executive.

19 September 2014 13:59

Microsoft axes 2,100 as job cuts continue Microsoft said that it axed 2,100 jobs in a second round of cuts which were announced earlier this year.

19 September 2014 12:29

Hewlett-Packard buys cloud-computing firm Eucalyptus Hewlett-Packard on Thursday announced a deal to buy business cloud-computing specialty firm Eucalyptus.

12 September 2014 12:48

Ferrari head Montezemolo leaves top job: Fiat statement The president of the Italian Ferrari luxury sports car company, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, announced he was stepping down on October 13.

10 September 2014 18:28

Russian Polymetal to invest $640 million into Kazakhstani Kyzyl gold mine Russian gold mining company Polymetal plans to invest up to $640 million into Kazakhstani gold mine Kyzyl.

06 September 2014 13:14

Heineken says selling Mexican packaging business for $1.2 bn Dutch brewing giant Heineken on Monday announced selling Mexican-based packaging business Empaque to US-based Crown Holdings.

01 September 2014 14:55

Teen cyclists to set off to Vuelta with Astana Pro Team Young Kazakhstani cyclists will depart with Astana Pro Team to Vuelta for training.

26 August 2014 22:55

Burger King plans to buy Canadian chain Tim Hortons Fast-food chain Burger King plans to buy chain Tim Hortons in an acquisition that will make it the world's third largest in the fast-food sector.

25 August 2014 13:17

$200,000 a share: Buffett's Berkshire hits record high Shares in US investment star Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway group topped $200,000 apiece for the first time .

15 August 2014 13:26

Coke buys $2.15 billion stake in Monster Coca-Cola announced it will pay $2.15 billion for a 16.7 percent stake in Monster Beverage.

15 August 2014 11:33

Yahoo brushes up its e-commerce for small business Yahoo announced Thursday the relaunch of its e-commerce platform, which allows small businesses to easily set up online retailing.

15 August 2014 10:09

BMW's Chinese dealers fined over price-fixing Four Chinese dealers for German auto maker BMW have been fined about $260,000 as the government steps up a high-profile anti-monopoly campaign

14 August 2014 14:55

Yahoo bolsters local search with Zofari app Yahoo said Tuesday it was bolstering its local search capabilities by absorbing the team from the smartphone recommendation app Zofari.

13 August 2014 14:25

With fresh investment, BuzzFeed expands anew The social news group BuzzFeed unveiled a major new expansion plan, using a fresh infusion of $50 million in venture capital.

12 August 2014 12:54

Hachette pushes back after Amazon alleges price fixing‎ Hachette Book Group defended itself against accusations of pushing up prices for e-books amid a dispute with online retail giant Amazon.

11 August 2014 10:21

Kazakhstani airline buys Sukhoi Superjet 100 airplanes Kazakhstani airlines company Bek Air signed an agreement with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft to purchase 7 Sukhoi Superjet 100.

01 August 2014 11:52

Russia's Lukoil sells filling stations in Ukraine Russia's Lukoil said it had reached preliminary agreement to sell its network of filling stations in Ukraine, days after radical nationalists there tried to extort fuel from the company.

31 July 2014 15:02

Airbus cancels order for six A380s from Skymark Airbus has cancelled an order for six A380 superjumbos from Skymark Airlines because the Japanese company is facing financial difficulties, French daily Les Echos reported.

29 July 2014 14:29

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